EXEtrimALL: Many More PSN Games Released

[BahumatLord]

After paying close attention when the game boots up, I don't see the MOVE Video splash. I thought I did, but I was cursing at my cat trying to sharpen his claws (nails) on my leg calf--it's not worst than a dog trying to hump your leg, but I am wearing shorts!! .

...... wow....... that's weird
Anyway, This will be the 4th version of this that I'm gonna try. I know it works on your system, so I know I've got valid files. I've got a couple ideas if I still have a problem. I've already tried just removing the video files, but I'm gonna try creating dummy zero-length files, or like you said, putting dummy known valid video files in their place. It also might be freezing when checking for an update, I'll have to check to make sure my rebug firmware is still using the default servers or if I left it on one of the debug/tester servers. Maybe I'll have to disable my internet access when launching.... got a few other ideas, but it'll have to wait for another day - slow fother mucking internet connection. I'll get back with you if I get it working so you can update the compatibility list. Thanks for all your help

[Ultron]

I actually own a copy of Disgaea 3 (ps3 still hacked, kmeaw 3.55), Installed both pkgs fine, but nothing seems to have changed. Im at the end of the game, in the epilogue, and all that, still nothing. So im just wondering if it even works if you own the actual game?

[BahumatLord]

I actually own a copy of Disgaea 3 (ps3 still hacked, kmeaw 3.55), Installed both pkgs fine, but nothing seems to have changed. Im at the end of the game, in the epilogue, and all that, still nothing. So im just wondering if it even works if you own the actual game?

Check your multiplayer for command attack mode - Not sure which dlc this installed, but look here : Disgaea 3: Absence Of Justice Class World Command Attack | Add Ons | Games & Media - PlayStation.com

[BahumatLord]

@Jay-Jay I've got it working with the 3.41 patch we were talking about. It still didn't work with my 1080 switching itself to 480. It still froze. I had to manually change my ps3 settings composite/svideo and audio input connector (Yellow/Red/White cables) This patch didn't have the move support logo like I mentioned earlier but Blackatoo's repack and the one I found on Black Cats did for some reason. It's a weird glitch and will probably be fixed in an update but none are available as of now. Please update the compatibility thread in case someone else has the same problem - thanks again for your help.... damn I'm saying that too much lately

[Jay-Jay]

@BahumatLord, now I wonder if these display-video settings you made on your console could have also fixed the same issue you had with the other patch file for this game?

I also wonder if the difference between the 3.55 patch vs. the 3.41 patch is that the 3.55 version allows the console to show the MOVE splash screen? Which I believe there might be a file that triggers this display (even though this splash screen isn't necessarily inside the game's files). Just guessing at this point!

I wonder if your problem is that you are not using an HDMI cable? I wasn't clear on what type of connection you were using between your console and TV before you switched cables. But I figure right now you are using the composite cable (Yellow, White, and Red), and this helped you play the game at least at 480p or 480i.

[BahumatLord]

I should probably clarify if anyone's having the same issue with Hydrophobia and a tv that doesn't support 720. My ps3 is connected through an hdmi cable for the 1080 setting on my tv. I also have the original yellow/red/white cable that came with my ps3 hooked up to a different tv input because sometimes I move my ps3 to the living room tv to watch a movie with company and that tv doesn't have an hdmi input. Since my tv doesn't support 720 it will revert to 480 to play some games. When launching Hydrophobia Prophecy it would freeze (no hd access) after changing resolutions. I figured out that by manually changing my ps3 to 480 using the original cables instead of the hdmi one and then launching the game, it worked perfectly. I have since tested the other patches from different sources and it ends up the same way. It may just be a glitch on my system (ps3 slim uncharted bundle + Rebug 3.55.2.6) but if anyone else is having similar trouble, just change to using your original RCA cables and it should work. It's a little bit of a nuisance, but I'd imagine that it will be corrected in a future update

[BahumatLord]

@Jay-Jay - Finally decided to get off my lazy butt and fix Punisher No Mercy for 480 tv's (by default it only supports 720 + 576) since I can't find a US release of it. I said earlier that I tried just editing the sfo after it was installed but that the ps3 didn't recognize the changes. I used pkgview to extract the contents and I've been trying to rebuild it after editing the SFO, but apparently I'm using older tools. When I try to launch the game, it gets further along than before which is a good sign and seems to recognize the changes I made in the SFO, but I get error 80010009 which some people say is bluetooth related or due to non npdrm encryption. Could you point me to a good tool to use to package the files correctly?

[Jay-Jay]

I think you will struggle with this release. We know that the lowest video size it can support is 576p, which probably means it doesn't have any video that is smaller than that size, so if you try to get 480p, it's just not going to happen. You gotta keep in mind with video files that the game may have.

Now then, the way I learned to decompress and then compress a PKG can be found here: http://psx-scene.com/forums/f149/%5B...nations-88209/ ([Mega-Thread] HACKING a PS3 - Tutorials and Explanations) I used the Windows version of the tutorial. I hope that helps.

On a side note, what brand and model is your TV? I'd probably be able to check if it's up for a firmware update. It's very odd for an 1080 HDTV that doesn't support 720p. Especially since OTA signals can sometimes be broadcast at 720p--how does it cope with those signals?

Also what did you use to edit the PARAM.SFO? If you need help with that, I can edit it for you. Just attached it here in a zip file. A while back I helped another person who has only a 480 TV to be able to play Grand Theft Auto 4, and once I gave him a proper edited Param.sfo, he was able to play that game, since it did not support 480.

[BahumatLord]

@Jay-Jay. I've had to do this several times for disc based european games and never had a problem dropping them to 480. 576 is just the pal version of 480. My tv or ps3 seems to handle the conversion from pal to ntsc just fine. My TV is an old Panasonic CT-34WX54J. It's an old style tube tv (not a flat screen). I haven't seen a usb port on it and it's not an internet connected device, so I wouldn't know how to update even if there was one unless I could do it through the hdmi port somehow. How I edited the sfo file was to use ps3 list to change the resolution. I had to create a couple dummy directories so it would read it as a disc game. Here's the corrected file I have if you could check it - Attachment 32419 - I had to change the extension to TXT so I could upload it. I think I managed to get the ps3 to recognize the change I made to it by repackaging the game with this file, but I think I'm just stuck at a NPDRM issue. This is the first time I bothered to make a pkg and I guess I'm missing something. I'm gonna take a look at the guide and see if I can get it worked out. After getting Hydrophobia working, this is the last game that I haven't been able to get working and it's driving me nuts (OCD I guess)

[Jay-Jay]

i don't need your corrected version of the Param.sfo file. I need the original version. I need the version from the full game, plus the version of the fix or patch -- it should have one if you need to install another PKG to make this game run.

Please put both files in separate folders: Full Game folder and Fix or Patch folder. Please zip (compress) the files so you can attach it here. Please don't mess with the extensions, sometimes text file will add junk to the actual code (1s and 0s).

As for the NPDRM , make sure to follow the top part of that tutorial and install the retail keys for the PS3 on your computer so it works for you when you try to compress or decompress PKGs.

Not all NTSC TVs can handle PAL. If you hook up a PS2 console to your TV and you then try to launch a PAL game, will the game load on your TV or will it get a screwed up picture? I know that the PS3 can handle PAL or NTSC games and can do the conversion quite well, but if the game is a true 576 game, it may not play on a NTSC TV until we make some video or at least the PARAM.SFO modifications.

I found a online user manual for your TV, please tell me if this is the one for your TV. http://www.manualowl.com/m/Panasonic.../Manual/129170

[BahumatLord]

Sorry I misunderstood you. Here you go - Attachment 32424. Please take a look when you have time. I opened both in PS3 SFO Editor and the resolution is different between the two

[BahumatLord]

that's weird, now they're the same again. Might have been looking at my modded file

[Jay-Jay]

Okay here you go, I edited the two files. Please do not attempt to edit or open these files, until you have copied them over to replace the files on your PS3. I don't know what method you are using to transfer these files to the game's folder, but it is best to delete the file in the existing folder and then copy the new file over. After you are done, please reboot your system and then try to load the game again.

I hope it works, if not, then it might just be that the issue is your TV and some video files are of an aspect ratio that your TV can's support.

Download: Attachment 32425

P.S. I quickly did a scan on your TV's user manual, and it never said it could support PAL, it only seems to support NTSC.

[Ultron]

BahumatLord

All I have are the options to check ranking and view instruction, though, should probably be noted that my ps3 isn't connected to the internet. Don't know if that's required for the other options to show up. I recall downloading updates for this game in the past, and the pkg that comes with the "fix" should update my game to the latest version, no? Wouldn't surprise me at all if these were intended only for those who have the game on their external or internal hdd. There a way to install Disgaea 3 from the disc? Might that help?

[oakhead69]

Just a thought, there is a video settings option on the PS3 to always upscale SD content to HD. Have you tried this option? Sorry if this has already been discussed.

[BahumatLord]

Yeah, I've tried the PS upscaler. I think that's reserved just for videos or games designed specifically for it. I tried your file Jay-Jay and I get error 80010009 which is a bluetooth (connected device) error. I've never connected any bluetooth devices so it must be referring to the tv. That error is also for 3.41 patched games running on 3.55. I've also tried forcing my tv to display 720 through the ps3 settings. I checked Hydrophobia (the other one I was having trouble with) and although it didn't display correctly (fuzzy, wavy lines through the entire screen) the game did run as it should but punisher still gave me that error. Right now, I'm not entirely sure if my problem is the resolution settings, or it's just an old decrypted game. I'm thinking I may have to resign the package for 3.55 but like I said I'm new to making pkg files (npdrm ones I think). I hate to ask because you've spent a lot of time helping me, but if you have some free time and don't mind, it's located in the blackatoo's sticky thread at the top of the forum where we got identical hydrophobias. This seems to be the only version of this game out there. There's no US and no 3.55 version, only this 3.41 european version

[Jay-Jay]

Why don't you try to report the issue on that topic where they released the fix. Perhaps the developer that created that fix can fix it for you? Just a thought? Let me know after a week or two if they didn't try to fix it. Then I'll give it a loop.

[BahumatLord]

Why don't you try to report the issue on that topic where they released the fix. Perhaps the developer that created that fix can fix it for you? Just a thought? Let me know after a week or two if they didn't try to fix it. Then I'll give it a loop.

Yeah, he's kind of a prick. when I was having trouble with Hydrophobia, I mentioned my problem there and he responded but said basically not to ask questions there, but to go to the general help section of the forum. I'm ronin22222 on that forum, been meaning to get around to changing the name. I'm not really too worried about it anymore. It became more trouble than it is worth and I've pretty much narrowed that one down to needing to be repacked for 3.55 anyway

[Jay-Jay]

Yeah, he's kind of a prick. when I was having trouble with Hydrophobia, I mentioned my problem there and he responded but said basically not to ask questions there, but to go to the general help section of the forum.

I think you are overreacting. I think he just wanted to lead you to another section where perhaps other people more knowledgeable about your problem can help? I tend to do this all the time around here, when I think it might be helpful if the person making the inquiry may get better help in another subforum, than having their inquiry get buried with more updates. And that shouldn't warrant having to be called a prick.

[BahumatLord]

I didn't mean anything by it, it's just the way I talk sometimes. I've redirected people to other places too. I just felt like I got sent on a wild goose chase.